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[–] michaelrose@lemmy.ml 133 points 1 year ago (9 children)

"Resources that would have gone into Ads and Rallies, will now have to be spent fighting these Radical Left Thugs in numerous courts"

Or you could spend your own money

“It is Election Interference, & the Supreme Court must intercede,”

That isn't how the court works you file in whatever court has jurisdiction then appeal if you have cause. It would be contrary to standards for them to even comment at this juncture.

If he wanted to campaign unimpeded he could have simply not committed the crimes he has openly admitted to on TV

[–] StarServal@kbin.social 91 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Wait…

“Resources that would have gone into Ads and Rallies, will now have to be spent fighting these Radical Left Thugs in numerous courts”

Did he just admit to another crime?

[–] OptimusPrimeDownfall@discuss.tchncs.de 36 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I don't think so. You can put your own money into running a political campaign.

However, the IMPLICATION that he uses campaign donations for his legal defense is there. And stupid MAGA donors will believe that's how their money could be spent and that it's OK.

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[–] nilloc@discuss.tchncs.de 18 points 1 year ago

It’s all super PAC money that has very little rules about its use. They’ve been using it thus way all along and openly raising money for legal defense. He may be admitting to exerting control over the super pac, which is supposed to be against the law, but seems to be practically unenforceable.

[–] DragonAce@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Meh....sorta? I'm pretty sure he can legally use campaign funds to pay legal bills relating to the election interference cases, since the cases are sort of tied to actions made during his 2020 campaign. But AFAIK he cannot do so with the classified documents case, since it has no direct connection to his election campaign.

[–] TenderfootGungi@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago

He ran again because it was the most profitable thing he has ever done. Him and his family made billions.

[–] Zalack@startrek.website 32 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

IMO this is mainly a way to communicate talking points to his supporters. They want to start a lot of talk about Biden's "election Interference" to make it feel like this is something both sides do but only Trump is getting charged for.

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[–] Asafum@feddit.nl 25 points 1 year ago (10 children)

There's a part of me that believes he only ran again because, aside from his ego, he believed it would make him immune to indictments.

Unfortunately Mango Mussolini could even be arrested and still win the presidency from prison... (Although it is a good thing the rules exist in that way)

[–] Granite@kbin.social 12 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Horrible hypothetical: he wins and pardons himself of all federal crimes, but he’s still convicted of state crimes in NY and GA and has prison sentences. What happens?

[–] ApathyTree@lemmy.dbzer0.com 15 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Nixon was apparently warned against trying to pardon himself because no man can be judge over his own case. Clear conflict of interest.

Idk how well that would hold up now as a reasoning, considering…. gestures broadly

https://archive.thinkprogress.org/nixons-justice-department-warned-that-the-president-can-t-pardon-himself-f70228c8b9ef/

[–] nostalgicgamerz@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago

When Nixon was president we also didn’t have public indoctrination stations like Fox. Nixon being accountable for Watergate was why Rupert Murdoch created Fox

[–] Asafum@feddit.nl 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Constitutional crisis. Decent band name, horrible time to live through.

[–] Bizarroland@kbin.social 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Reminds me of the old Chinese curse, ”may you live in interesting times.”

[–] TipRing@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

I would like to have a few less historic years please.

[–] b00m@kbin.social 8 points 1 year ago

Mango Mussolini

👌🏽

[–] Buelldozer@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

There’s a part of me that believes he only ran again because, aside from his ego, he believed it would make him immune to indictments.

He should have listened when Liz Cheney, and more importantly her father, said he wouldn't be allowed near the Presidency again.

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[–] jballs@sh.itjust.works 16 points 1 year ago

If he wanted to campaign unimpeded he could have simply not committed the crimes he has openly admitted to on TV

For being the party that supposedly represents "law and order", Republicans really seem soft on crime (at least on the ones they continually committed).

[–] timespace@lemmy.ninja 6 points 1 year ago

Did he just say he was going to use campaign funds for personal benefit?

🧐

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[–] Nougat@kbin.social 84 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's because Trump was trying to use the Justice Department to forward his own interests, so he assumes that any other president does/did the same thing.

[–] theodewere@kbin.social 31 points 1 year ago (2 children)

and by implying that, he discredits the government in general, which is always his purpose

[–] mindbleach@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Please don't infer that sort of "4D chess" nonsense. This is not an act or a strategy. He's exactly as stupid as he appears.

[–] theodewere@kbin.social 8 points 1 year ago

no it's something you need to understand about him.. he's just like a mafia boss, or he learned it from them..

[–] Nougat@kbin.social 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

His purpose is staying out of prison. Discrediting the government in general is a means to that end.

[–] theodewere@kbin.social 9 points 1 year ago

and stuffing his pockets with anything he can get his hands on in the chaos

[–] YoBuckStopsHere@lemmy.world 44 points 1 year ago (5 children)

If the Supreme Court got involved it would destroy it. No one with any common sense is helping Trump, those that do also go down with the ship.

[–] DragonAce@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago

Yeah, we've passed the tipping point where fear of prison outweighs the fear of retaliation from Trump and his MAGA idiots.

[–] Roundcat@kbin.social 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It would all be up to how the Executive and Legislative branches react to the court's actions. The House is republican controlled and will likely side with the supreme court, thus rendering congress from acting. Meanwhile, Biden isn't even willing to change the courts, let alone challenge their legitimacy. He will likely go with whatever the supreme court decides in order to appear like he's being impartial or bipartisan, when the reality is he will always be accused of sabotaging the Republicans by the Republicans.

That would only leave the people to react to the Supreme Court's decision, which if its anything like Dobbs or any other protest over the last 20 years, The Supreme Court has nothing to worry about.

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[–] flossdaily@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

The thing you're forgetting is that the Republicans on the supreme Court have NO shame. They've been caught red-handed taking the most extraordinary bribes. And they are simply getting away with it, because Republicans in the Senate will not hold them accountable.

For Republicans, holding on to power is far more important than any sense of integrity or duty or honor or stewardship.

At this point the Republicans are really and truly all in on fascism. If Republicans on the Supreme Court decide to intercede on Trump's behalf, they will make up excuses to do it. They did as much with Bush v Gore, and the court has only become more polluted by fascism since then.

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[–] mateomaui@reddthat.com 42 points 1 year ago

So... he did just admit to using election funds for his personal legal battles, which is illegal... right?

[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 38 points 1 year ago

"It is Election Interference, & the Supreme Court must intercede," he wrote.

The first four words seem relevant to him, just not in the way he means.

[–] flossdaily@lemmy.world 36 points 1 year ago

Donald Trump is right! It's absolutely inappropriate for Biden's politically appointed Attorney General to prosecute Trump!

... Wait? What's that you say? Biden's Attorney General famously dropped the ball on even INVESTIGATING Trump? And ... What's this? An independent special counsel was appointed EXPRESSLY for the purpose of making sure that investigations of Trump's criminality were handled by someone who doesn't report to Biden or anyone else in Biden's administration?!

[–] AnyProgressIsGood@lemmy.world 25 points 1 year ago

In his world he thinks the DOJ operates as the presidents arm. This is one of many reasons he is a bad president

[–] Pagliacci@lemmy.ml 20 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I don't think he knows how SCOTUS works...

[–] csm10495@sh.itjust.works 23 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Then again does the SCOTUS know how they work?

[–] SasquatchBanana@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

The high priests can do whatever they want.

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[–] eran_morad@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

scotus is corrupt af. totally illegitimate shitcunts.

[–] Shit@sh.itjust.works 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Banana Republic energy here.

[–] PersnickityPenguin@lemm.ee 15 points 1 year ago

Yeah right, the supreme Court has no actual jurisdiction over anything. What are they going to do, send in the army to free Trump?

Lol

[–] theodewere@kbin.social 15 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

every troll spams the GMs and Mods

[–] skellener@kbin.social 13 points 1 year ago

Squirm motherfucker! Prison soon!

[–] eran_morad@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Why the Fuck does he Write like This? It’s Fucking Aggravating.

[–] JustZ@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

He's stupid and can't read.

[–] Licherally@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago

It's how he talks too.

[–] SulaymanF@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)

So he’s asking what, the Supreme Court to cancel the election and give it to him as a handicap?

'I am a whiner, and I keep whining and whining until I win'

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[–] itsgroundhogdayagain@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago

he must not be getting enough help in Congress outside of the usual loonies so he's moving on to another branch of government.

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